What color is #A292CA?

#A292CA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A292CA?

The RGB value is 162, 146, 202: 162 red, 146 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A292CA?

The complementary color is #BACA92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A292CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A292CA color

#A292CA rgb(162, 146, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A292CA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 57.3% green and 79.2% blue (162, 146, 202).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 35% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#A292CA color codes

HEX	`#A292CA`
RGB	`rgb(162, 146, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 57.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 35%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 28%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 28%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.76, 17.44, -26.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.76, 31.88, 303.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.838, 32.503, 60.251)`
Decimal	`10654410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A292CA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A292CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A292CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A292CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a292ca; }
.text { color: #a292ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a292ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 146 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a292ca, #be92ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A292CA?: #A292CA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A292CA?: The RGB value is 162, 146, 202: 162 red, 146 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A292CA?: The complementary color is #BACA92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A292CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.